Duet D888 Unlocked Phone with Dual SIM, Camera, GPRS, WAP, GMS, MicroSD Slot, and Video Player--International Version with Warranty

by Duet

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6 x 1.6 x 7.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B002CGRSBO
• Item model number: D888
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #131,111 in Cell Phones & Accessories (See Top 100 in Cell Phones & Accessories)

Product Description

The Duet D888 is essentially two phones in one. The phone features a dual SIM mechanism that allows you have 2 SIM cards in your phone simultaneously, which give you two separte numbers. You can be reached on either number and you can easily choose which number to send a call from. This is ideal for combining a personal number and a business number into one phone. Travelers can enjoy maintaining their current number alongside a foreign SIM card or international roaming SIM. This handset has been FCC approved.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Difficult to set-up, Difficult to maintain, Easy to give-up on., March 9, 2010

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Ricardo Enrile "Amazon Diehard" (Manila, Philippines) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Duet D888 Unlocked Phone with Dual SIM, Camera, GPRS, WAP, GMS, MicroSD Slot, and Video Player--International Version with Warranty (Wireless Phone Accessory)

First, the User's Manual is written in incorrect English. Difficult to understand. The user would just have to set the phone up by gut-feel, and from previous working experience on electronics.

The SIM/line-selection keys (to choose which one to send SMS or make a call on) are not easily identified, nor clearly pointed out in the manual. With "trial-and-error", and some patience, the user can ultimately find out for himself. Not a very easy switching way either.

Then, the "Input Systems" for typing text messages do not include any by which one can easily shift from upper to lower case. At best, one shall have to press a key at least 17 times, to shift from upper case to lower case, and/or back.

Within a very short time (few weeks) of very light, careful use, the keypad starts to fail. Particularly in my unit, the "2-5-8-0" section, would intermittently not respond to pressing them, until it totally would not function at all.

The battery discharges very, very fast, when on TV viewing mode. The extra battery is of little practical use, unless an external battery charger is made available (even as an option), so that it can be charged, as the other battery is in use.

Ah but in fairness' sake. There is one easy thing to do with/on this phone: Give-Up on it, early enough, while the return-period is still in effect. The faults may just come in sooner, but worse, just after the warranty period is over. ...The reason why I took time to write this review. BEWARE!!! WARNING!!! YOU'VE BEEN TOLD!!!

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars The phone is ok, but it doesn't work in my country, April 13, 2010

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Cesar Paladines (Guayaquil, Ecuador) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Duet D888 Unlocked Phone with Dual SIM, Camera, GPRS, WAP, GMS, MicroSD Slot, and Video Player--International Version with Warranty (Wireless Phone Accessory)

In my country, we have two mayor mobile phone companies and a lot of people have two lines, one on each of these services. So I wanted a phone which works with two sims cards at the same time. Unfortunatelly, eventhough the phone looks fine it doesn't work with the 850 Mhz band so I can't use it with one of my phone services.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't change ringtones, February 22, 2010

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Marie Boswell (National City, CA, US) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Duet D888 Unlocked Phone with Dual SIM, Camera, GPRS, WAP, GMS, MicroSD Slot, and Video Player--International Version with Warranty (Wireless Phone Accessory)

The graphics on this phone were great, but I couldn't change the ringtone or figure out how to use text messaging application.